Former Nebraska football quarterback Dylan Raiola opened up about some of the differences between the Huskers and his new team, the Oregon Ducks, when he spoke to the media earlier this week. Logan Brown of Ducks Wire reported on the press conference.
Raiola transferred to Oregon in January, ending a two-year stint with the Huskers. He will now have to work his way back up the Ducks' depth chart, as the program boasts several talented quarterbacks on the roster.
Raiola arrives at Eugene following a rough end to his sophomore season. Through nine games, he threw for 2,000 yards and 18 touchdowns before suffering a broken fibula. Then, shortly after the regular season concluded, Raiola announced he was entering the portal.
The former five-star recruit
left Nebraska after starting 22 consecutive games for the Huskers and helping the team reach back-to-back bowl games for the first time in over a decade. Through his 22 games, he threw for 4,819 yards and 31 touchdowns.
As the season gets closer, the quarterback had time to reflect on his time in Lincoln. He certainly was not shy about his thoughts and made some strange comments about his former school.
“There’s not cornfields here. There’s mountains and trees and I love nature. As far as football, it’s different. With coaches and players, we have a lot more talent than we did at Nebraska. I don’t say that to knock on them, but I think everybody will know that. I’m very grateful for my time there. Learned a lot from my coaches, teammates, still have those relationships. But I think that I’m really excited for what Oregon’s going to bring, not only to my life, but for my teammates as well."
Oregon is certainly a higher caliber program than the Huskers at this juncture. In the meantime, the program will look to start over at quarterback, with Anthony Colandrea leading the charge.
In retrospect, he did help stabilize the quarterback position. However, a change of scenery may have been necessary for both player and program.
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